Blogs have become an important part of life. Millions of people have blogs. Perhaps you would like to have one; you would like to improve your blog; perhaps you would like to make your blog as a means of earning money or attracting more people. Whatever your aim is, this course shows you how to become better bloggers. You will learn how to find the right tone for your blog, set it up and keep it, write something that are effective and worth reading, and attract people from all over the world to your blog. While it’s simple to start a blog, it takes energy and skill to do it really well, as is true of any kind of writing.
Among the topics covered: introduction to the blog, the benefits of blogging, focusing on your blog concept, how to set up and keep a page, tips for effective blog writing and drawing visitors to your blog.
Course offered
How to blog
In this four-week course, a blogging expert will guide you through the process of designing, setting up, writing, and improving a blog. Each student will talk with the expert on blog, then set up a “l(fā)ive” blog and introduce it to the rest of the class for suggestions. Students will also have chances to ask the expert questions.
Online classes
Tuition(學費): $ 125.      Registration(注冊): $ 25.
Each class is strictly limited to 25 students aged 18 and up.

Start
New Lecture
Location
Time
Jan.12
Wednesday
Online
24 hrs. a day
Feb. 9
Wednesday
Online
24 hrs. a day
Mar. 16
Wednesday
Online
24 hrs. a day
 
小題1: In the course, you will learn something Except _________.
A．focusing on your blog conceptB．how to set up a blog
C．the benefits of bloggingD．how to follow others’ blog
小題2: What do we know about the course?
A．There are more than 25 students in each class.
B．The course is intended for teenagers under 18.
C．It will cost you $ 150 to learn the course.
D．New lectures are given each day.
小題3:The passage is mainly about _________.
A．a(chǎn)n online course about how to blog
B．a(chǎn)n online plan on writing
C．a(chǎn)n online program about blog history
D．a(chǎn)n online competition in writing blogs
小題4:Which word can be used to describe the course for bloggers?
A．Difficult.B．Helpful.C．Simple. D．Boring.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析: 在網(wǎng)絡時代，博客作為社會媒體網(wǎng)絡的一部分成為了人們溝通，展示個性的綜合平臺。同時這種網(wǎng)絡日志也代表著一種新的生活方式和學習方式。那么如何掌握并有效利用這種新生事物呢，本文對此進行了詳細的介紹。
小題1:D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Among the topics covered: introduction to the blog, the benefits of blogging, focusing on your blog concept, how to set up and keep a page,可知通過這門課程可以學到如何建立自己的博客，了解博客的好處等，只有D選項不是課程涉及的內容，故選D。
小題2:C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Tuition(學費): $ 125.和 Registration(注冊): $ 25.可知課程共需$ 150 ，故答案選C。
小題3:A主旨大意題。文章開頭提出博客的流行和普及，然后提出 this course shows you how to become better bloggers.，在下文對這門課程進行了詳細的介紹，由此判斷本文中心內容是介紹關于如何寫博客的網(wǎng)上課程，答案選A。
小題4:B推理判斷題。A困難的；B有幫助的；C簡單的；D令人厭煩的。根據(jù)文章內容可知人們通過這門課程的學習可以掌握有關博客的開通創(chuàng)辦，設計等等知識，對于人們是非常有幫助的，故答案選B。
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